Strips like this one are ALWAYS tricky for me. And they’re always the most criticized since there’s no punchline. In stories like this, it’s often required to just play up a plot detail for the readers without turning it into a gag. In such cases, i try to front load the strip with SOME humor in the beginning, and I think Dandy’s dialouge in panel 1 is pretty funny. Not “PUNCHLINE” funny, per say, but funny enough to keep the tone of the strip going.
